Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

P3979

From: New Guinea | British New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P3979
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | British New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber
Description

Wooden comb with a long handle, pointed at one end. Two ridges around the middle where the teeth begin at a wrapping of plant fiber. Teeth are cut from the same piece of wood as the handle.

Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number 18915 - Dealer's Number

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